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The Royal Agricultural University began as the Royal Agricultural College 1n 1845. It was the first agricultural college in the English speaking world, and set a trend for such institutions which continues to this day. The college began offering modern degree programs on 1984, beginning with a BSc in Rural Land Management in cooperation with […]
The University of reading was first given the Royal Charter in 1926, and is already planning for its 100th anniversary. Reading was the only university to be honoured with a royal charter between World War 1 and World War 2. Before taking the name ‘University of Reading, though, it was an extension College of the […]
Newcastle University has been through quite a few names in its long history. It began as two separate institutions, Armstrong College which was founded in 1871 and the School of Medicine and Surgery which was founded in 1834, both in Newcastle upon Tyne, of course. Collectively, these schools were a division of the University of […]
Queen’s University Belfast was first known as the Queen’s University in Ireland. It received its Royal Charter from Queen Victoria in 1845. From the very beginning it was a non-denominational institution, and was intended as an alternative to Trinity College Dublin, which was specifically an Anglican institution. This early incarnation of the University was composed […]
Harper Adams got its start back in 1901, at the close of the Victorian Era. Even then, its focus was firmly set on managing food and resource production in a scientific, sustainable and responsible manner. Indeed, the addition of a substantial Innovation Centre in the main campus allows a new focus on industrial advancement, and […]
Aberystwyth University was established in the early 1870s with the intention of teaching an agriculture based curriculum in both English and Welsh as ‘the people’s University’ in the town of Aberystwyth. In fact, it became the first university in Wales to offer a wide range of courses, including Chemistry, Geology, Comparative Philology Astronomy, Mathematics and […]